Why did you choose that one?

Question

FIrst state what Religion you follow.
Then how you came to the decision to follow that religion.

Answer 1

i am a christian....chrisitanity is not a religion...its a relatoinship..i'm sure you already know...Jesus died for the sins of the world because theres no way we can pay for ourselves...

Answer 2

I find my own way as I go.

I have no lesser of an ability to find and recognize the truth than anyone else . . . no, not even Christ, Mohammed, Siddhartha, or take your pick from any other religious/spiritual leader in history. And neither does anyone else.

The truth is out there, and the only thing you need to see it is the genuine desire to find it and the open mind to look anywhere for it.

There is so much more truth in life than any one religion can offer, than any one book can hold, or any one man can see.

My own experience has led me this way; Trying to follow multiple religions, only to become more confused.

I cannot know the motives of others, but I know my own. I know my strongest desire is to find the Answer, and I have nothing to gain by misleading myself.

Every religion must have a piece of the truth in order to endure, and I collect all the pieces I can find. (not unlike pieces of the triforce :)!!).

Besides, If I'm to truly follow in the path of any of the great spiritual leaders of the past, I must do as they did, and find a path of my own.

Answer 3

I am a Catholic Christian. My family was in the Catholic Church until I was 5. We left the Catholic Church and started attending a non-denominational Christian church where my father became the youth pastor. No matter how many church services, youth revivals, mission trips, etc I went on, I always felt I wasn't as close to God as I should be. When I came to college, I started attending a Catholic Church with some of my sorority sisters. I felt so at home and close to God during Mass. I knew the Catholic faith was where I belonged. So I started and RCIA class and re-joined the Catholic Church. So basically my decision was based on where I felt closest to God and what religion I felt was truly directed by the Lord.

Answer 4

I am a convert to Catholocism. I was raised in a fundamentalist Protestant Church. I was an atheist when I was 17-19 years old.

I left the faith of my mother when I realized the inconsistencies between it and the teachings of Christ and the Bible. They claimed to be a Bible-based faith, yet they had their own bizarre take on the scriptures. One of the main things that really turned me off was their view that ONLY they would go to heaven! They claimed to trace their roots all the way back to Christ, but this was totally incorrect historically. The denomination was actually founded in America in the 19th century, out of Presbyterian roots! In other words, it was a lie. I do not like being lied to. I do not like being treated as though I am too stupid to figure out that I am lied to. I became an atheist.

In was within my atheism that my faith actually surfaced. In trying to find the 'evils' of Christianity, to 'prove' that Christians were wrong, I discovered the Catholic faith. Historically, it really does go back to the sacrifice of Christ. In addition to the Bible, the Catholic faith also refects upon traditions, or the historical events shaping the faith. I found the Catholic faith to be totally different from what I had been raised to believe it was. I believe that I found the true church that Christ founded.

We do not believe that we are 'better' than others. We do believe that we have the knowledge to experience a fuller faith and a deeper grace than others. We also believe we have a huge 'support system' in calling on the Saints and Angels to guide us on our way. This does not guarantee our salvation, but just gives us more support in finding it on our own.

I belive that people of all faiths, or even no faith, can attain eternal life if they live the way Christ instructed us to live, loving our fellow man above all else.

Santa Fe

Answer 5

I practice Nichiren Buddhism, and have done so for many years. Unlike Christianity, they do ask me to set aside my education and body of knowledge, and believe in a series of foolish myths. They have a logical answer as to why bad things happen to good people, and only ask that you try the practice and see the results for yourself.

I used to teach Methodist Sunday School, and am fairly well versed in the Bible, but I find all of that nonsense to be as believable as a Spiderman comic book. The moral issues addressed have value, to be sure, and the overall message is mostly positive, but all this business of walking on water, turning water into wine, and rising from the dead is sheer nonsense invented to impress the uneducated masses. These things don't happen. Period. To claim that they do destroys any Christian credibility.

Answer 6

I am a Christian. I accepted Jesus as my savior who died for my sins on the cross. I invited Jesus into my heart and life, after I admitted that I was a sinner, and asksed for His forgivenss for my sins. I then became born again. I do not follow any religion, but I do follow the word of God in the KJV Holy bible.

Relilgions are all about money and have fallen away from the word of God, and have created their own doctrines and bi-laws
which do not come from the word of God.

Answer 7

I don't follow any religion, though I use the title Pagan. And I decided that after studying the different religions.

Answer 8

Simple I am a Roman Catholic. I was raised Baptist but chose Catholicism for myself. I made this decision after studying and praying. For me the choice was simple. I felt called to it and I felt at home in it. I could truly feel Our Lords presence in the Chapel and faith. For those of you who say Catholicism is too full of rules I would say good. I personally need the rules and the system of checks and balances. I will take all the help and grace I can get.
Peace of Christ be With You!
Debra

Answer 9

I chose Faith not religion. I decided to follow my heart not what people tell me to believe. I also came to this conclusion because I'm tired of seeing and hearing everyone fight over what they think is the true path. When you can only find the path within yourself.

Answer 10

Agnostic, because all the worlds religions are based on lies to have power over people. There may or may not be a higher being, but if mankind has anything to do with it, it is definately wrong.

Answer 11

Forget religion.

Christ is the path of salvation.
Christ is the truth of God's Word.
Christ is the life eternal.

Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Christ is the tree of life.

Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: